Thanks... this looks like an answer I'll need to study for a bit so I can make sure I understand. But thanks a billion!

>VB has Screen.ActiveForm, which will need to be stored in an Object or Variant type for
>your purpose. Then:
>
>oSavedForm = Screen.ActiveForm
>CallByName oSavedForm, "WindowState", VbLet, 1
>
>Or
>CallByName oSavedForm, "ZOrder", vbLet, 0 ' Bring window to front (setfocus)
>
>
>>I need to do something in VB. I believe I know how I would do it in Fox but can't find the right syntax in VB. What I want to do is keep the name of the active form. Then I'll put a "container" form around my application. The container form is only so I can make sure I have a task bar button (so I don't have to go back and change every form). Whenever someone clicks on the taskbar button I want the container form to fire code that pulls up the truly active form.
>>
>>So it's going to be something like:
>>
>> activeform = (name of active form)
>> (user minimizes application)
>> (user maximizes application)
>> sub container_form.on_maximize
>> &activeform.setfocus
>> end sub
>>
>>
>>Will something like this work in VB? Thanks.